[PATCH] mkfs: Update agsize description in the man page

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From: Carlos Maiolino <cem@xxxxxxxxxx>

agsize value accept different suffixes, including filesystem blocks, so,
replace "expressed in bytes" by "expressed as a multiple of filesystem
blocks".

Suggested-by: Dave Chinner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Carlos Maiolino <cmaiolino@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8.in | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8.in b/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8.in
index 08bb92f65..96c07fc71 100644
--- a/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8.in
+++ b/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8.in
@@ -352,12 +352,11 @@ This is an alternative to using the
 .B agcount
 suboption. The
 .I value
-is the desired size of the allocation group expressed in bytes
-(usually using the
+is the desired size of the allocation group expressed as a multiple of the
+filesystem block size (usually using the
 .BR m " or " g
 suffixes).
-This value must be a multiple of the filesystem block size, and
-must be at least 16MiB, and no more than 1TiB, and may
+It must be at least 16MiB, and no more than 1TiB, and may
 be automatically adjusted to properly align with the stripe geometry.
 The
 .B agcount
-- 
2.39.2




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